Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 37-YEAR-OLD woman from Thorngrove suburb, Bulawayo, has been sentenced to an effective three years in prison after she was convicted for defrauding a home seeker of US$450 after she misrepresented herself as a house agent. Enisia Tshuma appeared before Bulawayo provincial magistrate Maxwell Ncube facing a charge of fraud. She…
Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO COUNCILLORS have called for a change in the Bulawayo City Council (BCC)’s billing system which is currently based on estimates, saying it is unfair for residents who are enduring irregular water supplies. During a recent full council meeting, Ward 13 Councillor Susan Sithole said the seizure of residents’ properties by the…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw ANOTHER suspect in a US$4 million fraud case appeared in court on Friday, joining his five accomplices who were denied bail at the magistrates court recently. Tsomba Wengai, 41, joined Zanu PF Mashonaland East secretary for finance Timothy Gowo, 37, Gerald Saidi, 39, Lovemore Majati, 35, Nigel Chimbwanda, 39, and Nathan Gowoko,…
AN 18-YEAR-OLD mother Junior Mafura from Waterfalls, Harare, appeared in court on Saturday for allegedly throwing her live baby into a dam in the area. Magistrate Ethel Chivasa remanded Mafura, who is facing an attempted murder charge, in custody to August 16 for bail application. The court heard that the baby which was dumped is…
By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw A CHINESE national who was tasked to transport chrome ore to South Africa appeared in court for allegedly diverting six loaded trucks to an unknown destination. Xu Jinxi appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo facing theft of trust property charges and he was released on US$300 bail. According to the State,…
By Yvonne Ncube in BULAWAYO A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi, Matabeleland North Province, has been sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison for rape. Henry Mthombeni appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Dambudzo Malunga facing a rape charge. He pleaded not guilty, but was convicted after a full trial. Mthombeni was sentenced to 20 years…
Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE High Court has dismissed a bail appeal by a Bulawayo couple who are accused of being in possession of copper cables and rail material worth more than US$100 000 without a licence. The two, Tapfumaneyi Muzarabani and Tracy Ncube, were denied bail at the Bulawayo Tredgold Magistrates Court in April facing…
BULAWAYO mayor David Coltart has called on youth to take advantage of the current Bloomberg Philanthropies grant to champion sustainable climate change initiatives in and around the city. This comes after the city of Bulawayo recently received a US$50 000 grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund to combat the negative effects of climate…
SADC and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) will this week hold an investment forum in the capital aimed at showcasing regional priority projects and potential financing solutions. The Sadc secretariat said the investment forum, on Wednesday at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC), would be held on the margins of the…
By Rutendo Ngara TRANSFORM Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume, and his accomplice Kelvin Gonde, will spend the Heroes Day holidays in remand prison after the postponement of their bail hearing to August 14. The two appeared before magistrate Farai Gwatima facing two counts of disorderly conduct and participating in an unlawful gathering in Avondale, Harare….
